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president obama proposed 23 executive actions. 23. among them, ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. background checks. and strengthening mental health reporting and regulation. the nra said only honest law abiding gun owners will be affected and our children will remain vulnerable to the inevitability of more tragedy. what is the nra's strategy when it comes to this debate. >> are the president's kids more important than yours. >> reporter: in a hard hitting response the nra has rolled out this ad saying the president is happy to have armed secret service agents protecting his children but for everyone else. >> a hypocrit when it comes to fair share of security. >> reporter: it is the latest muscle flex by the gun group superpack which last year spent more than $16 million to influence political races. that is not a tremendous amount for such efforts. big oil, the pharmacy industry and retired people have more and better funded lobbiests. the gun group uses its money and membership effectively targeting e
president obama proposed 23 executive actions. 23. among them, ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. background checks. and strengthening mental health reporting and regulation. the nra said only honest law abiding gun owners will be affected and our children will remain vulnerable to the inevitability of more tragedy. what is the nra's strategy when it comes to this debate. >> are the president's kids more important than yours. >> reporter: in a hard...
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we were having impeachment trials instead of realizing obama was active. we need to be as focused on domestic issues as we are on foreign issues. >> are we? >> we're not. >> nobody wants to think deeply enough about what's going on. we talk about the iranian potential nuclear weapon. pakistan is probably building more nuclear weapons than any other country in the world. pakistan is a very fragile system that can disintegrate at any time. we're not prepared for that. the whole challenge of the persian gulf, we're not prepared for that. i think it's accurate to say that by appointing the secretary of state and the secretary of defense that he has, john kerry and hagel, they're communicating accurately the minimalist approach to the world. you can make a case for that. but neither, neither of them nor the president has a positive vision of how you're going to deal with a worldwide virus that is increasingly destabilizing the planet. and that's what's happening from pakistan through north africa to syria and i think potentially in europe and the united states.
we were having impeachment trials instead of realizing obama was active. we need to be as focused on domestic issues as we are on foreign issues. >> are we? >> we're not. >> nobody wants to think deeply enough about what's going on. we talk about the iranian potential nuclear weapon. pakistan is probably building more nuclear weapons than any other country in the world. pakistan is a very fragile system that can disintegrate at any time. we're not prepared for that. the whole...
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president obama proposed 23 actions that would help reduce gun violence. among themg, ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, background checks. that is no surprise. strengthening mental health reporting and regulation. in reaction to the president, nra said, i'll quote them, only honest, law-abiding gun owners will be affected and our children will remain vulnerable. what is the nra strategy when it comes to this debate? here is tom foreman with an out front investigation on how the nra gets what it wants. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? >> in a hard-hitting response to calls to are new gun restriction, the nra has rolled out this ad attacking the white house saying the president is happy to have armed secret service agents protecting his children but for everyone else -- >> he is just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security. >> reporter: it is the latest muscle flex by the gun group superpac which last year spent more than $16 million from its deep war chest to influence politi
president obama proposed 23 actions that would help reduce gun violence. among themg, ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, background checks. that is no surprise. strengthening mental health reporting and regulation. in reaction to the president, nra said, i'll quote them, only honest, law-abiding gun owners will be affected and our children will remain vulnerable. what is the nra strategy when it comes to this debate? here is tom foreman with an out front...
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president obama's final campaign ended 7 # days ago. or did it? adding new meaning to term "permanent campaign" the president is converting the chicago campaign apparatus to a non-profit lobbying group. aimed to pressure congress to support the second term agenda quickly after monday's inaugural. >> i think you will see the strength of the campaign organization turn over to the new issue advocacy organization. and put their muscle behind passing comprehensive immigration reform. passing responsiblebe gun safety measures. >> the group launchs sunday at obama campaign legacy conference in washington. at the helm, will be the president's campaign manager. jim messina and other familiar faces. stephanie cutter, robert gibbs and david axelrod. a team that has now won two big races. although the republicans note campaign style pressure on the moderate democrats like saturday joe manchin over gun control may not play well in red states like west virginia. >> they found this for example in the battle over healthcare where they took the people they had in
president obama's final campaign ended 7 # days ago. or did it? adding new meaning to term "permanent campaign" the president is converting the chicago campaign apparatus to a non-profit lobbying group. aimed to pressure congress to support the second term agenda quickly after monday's inaugural. >> i think you will see the strength of the campaign organization turn over to the new issue advocacy organization. and put their muscle behind passing comprehensive immigration reform....
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president obama said society's first obligation is to protect the children. today he revealed what he wants to do to fight gun violence and school shooting in particular. combination of legislation in congress and executive orders and actions that do not go through congress. ed henry has specifics. >> reporter: repeatedly invoking the children killed in newtown. >> 20 beautiful first graders gunned down. >> obama and biden unveiled the most sweeping gun control in american history with four kids who had written the president seeking me form and the parents of grace mcdonald, murdered in connecticut. >> i think about how when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable among us, we must act now. for grace. >> they announced kids brought in to sell it. >> the use of the children in the audience as he was making announcement on gun control i find particularly inappropriate. the president did end run around congress including ordering the centers for disease control to study gun violence and he urged congress to pass legislation to institute universal background c
president obama said society's first obligation is to protect the children. today he revealed what he wants to do to fight gun violence and school shooting in particular. combination of legislation in congress and executive orders and actions that do not go through congress. ed henry has specifics. >> reporter: repeatedly invoking the children killed in newtown. >> 20 beautiful first graders gunned down. >> obama and biden unveiled the most sweeping gun control in american...
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wishing michelle obama a happy birthday. she's an amazing example for women and young girls everywhere. oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve great rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? here's your invoice. >>> the international olympic committee is stripping him of his bronze medal from the 2000 sidney olympics. armstrong reportedly confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs in an interview with oprah on monday. >>> j.p. morgan chase is cutting ceo jamie dimon's pay in half. it's been cut to $11.5 million. >>> what do mark sanford, chris christie and ed markey all have in common? they're among the candidates in races to watch for 2013. good morning. 12k3w good morning. >> mark sanfor
wishing michelle obama a happy birthday. she's an amazing example for women and young girls everywhere. oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve great rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase,...
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. >> republicans seem intent on digging in their heels while president obama is back to the strategy of enlisting the american people to move policy. at least the deja vu is happening on both sides of the aisle. glen thrush, animal of washington, denizan of the beltway. actually -- >> not actually. >> as is usual, you have a really interesting piece in politico today talking about the breaking of the obama role. there was the breaking of the hastert rule. you say, and i will read to you your own words -- >> i love this part. >> this is the best sort of awkward, and also semi-embarrassing and charming part of the show. democrats have jokingly referred to what they call the obama rule enshrining the president's practice of not forcing legislative action on anything no matter how noble that can't pass both houses. he now appears willing to burn political capital by pressuring senate democrats to vote for a measure that is likely to die in the house. a symbolic gesture that sets the stage he hopes for more meaningful ones. i read that, and i thought am i depressed? you seem to suggest th
. >> republicans seem intent on digging in their heels while president obama is back to the strategy of enlisting the american people to move policy. at least the deja vu is happening on both sides of the aisle. glen thrush, animal of washington, denizan of the beltway. actually -- >> not actually. >> as is usual, you have a really interesting piece in politico today talking about the breaking of the obama role. there was the breaking of the hastert rule. you say, and i will...
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if the nra's got a list, then obama for america has a bigger list. >> all right. so jen, you know firsthand exactly what it looks like to be a part of that campaign operation. give us the insider details of how this is really going to work when it's not a campaign-style approach for re-election, but a campaign-style approach to get america to support gun control legislation. >> well, thomas, i think everybody in the obama orbit, people in the building, but people who are supporters from the outside understand this is a very unique moment in time on gun control and the ability to move something forward, move an agenda forward. they're going to take advantage of that. the question here, i think the possibilities for this obama administration is endless. the president is the first one to kind of admit and really embrace, and that is the power of the american people. so how can they utilize this group, the following, the support people have had for his re-election and turn that into something that can help push an agenda forward? and in this case, it's embracing this
if the nra's got a list, then obama for america has a bigger list. >> all right. so jen, you know firsthand exactly what it looks like to be a part of that campaign operation. give us the insider details of how this is really going to work when it's not a campaign-style approach for re-election, but a campaign-style approach to get america to support gun control legislation. >> well, thomas, i think everybody in the obama orbit, people in the building, but people who are supporters...
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obama's been criticized for not getting that. when we went it break we played the sound bite of him saying the only reason you're seeing the long lines for the gun stores right now, because people are trying to gin up their own ratings or their own profits. i mean, president clinton, i presume, is not trying to do that. there are people who really genuinely believe this is an infringement on their constitutional rights and does the left risk alienate that, not just the left, but gun control people, by not acknowledging that's a real heart felt belief? >> look, i come from gun hunting, we had the first day of gun hunting off. >> megyn: where? >> in pennsylvania. >> megyn: i didn't know that. >> and i understand the gun culture that president clinton was articulately speaking about. and again, i can it's condescending to challenge lars back to challenge the american people that what they support, the gun safety laws they support aren't going to work. we already have laws in place that fortunately do make some of these things not as
obama's been criticized for not getting that. when we went it break we played the sound bite of him saying the only reason you're seeing the long lines for the gun stores right now, because people are trying to gin up their own ratings or their own profits. i mean, president clinton, i presume, is not trying to do that. there are people who really genuinely believe this is an infringement on their constitutional rights and does the left risk alienate that, not just the left, but gun control...
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president obama meanwhile calling on congress, he says to, quote, do the right thing. some republicans his plan to crack down on gun violence is just wrong. and a presidential power grab. the national rifle association accusing him of, quote, attacking firearms and ignoring children. the president unveiled his proposals today. one month after he spoke at a memorial service for victims of the massacre at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut. is he taking some steps on his own. but others need the okay from congress before they are law requiring universal background checks not just for gun shows but private sales as well. renewing the assault rifles ban along with 10 round of ammo for magazine. arming piercing bullets and passing new laws to punish gun trafficker who's sell weapons to criminals. the president says he knows he is in for a fight on capitol hill. and he is asking americans to it help keep the pressure on their local lawmakers. ask them what's more important, do whatever it takes to get an a grade from the gun lobby that funds their campaigns or giv
president obama meanwhile calling on congress, he says to, quote, do the right thing. some republicans his plan to crack down on gun violence is just wrong. and a presidential power grab. the national rifle association accusing him of, quote, attacking firearms and ignoring children. the president unveiled his proposals today. one month after he spoke at a memorial service for victims of the massacre at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut. is he taking some steps on his own. but...
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so i think barack obama is different. he is african-american and that is such a trim setting event i think will be going to be studying for years to com. >> heather: brad, what is your take? >> i think to be memorable, unite america and challenge us but also has to inspire us. let's remember that the president has an opportunity to give a patriotic and visionary speech but followed within two weeks with a state of the union that is going to be road map. what is he going to do the next four years? you won't necessarily hear that tomorrow, but will you hear it within the next two weeks. hopefully that will give us more dimension to the inaugural address and what he hopes to accomplish. >> heather: we heard the president has two occasions to talk about his presidency moving forward. we are entering a rare moment in history. president obama faces as president clinton and george w. bush before him the challenge of giving a second inaugural message to the american people. what advice would you give him? >> i would say be very c
so i think barack obama is different. he is african-american and that is such a trim setting event i think will be going to be studying for years to com. >> heather: brad, what is your take? >> i think to be memorable, unite america and challenge us but also has to inspire us. let's remember that the president has an opportunity to give a patriotic and visionary speech but followed within two weeks with a state of the union that is going to be road map. what is he going to do the...
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., historic sites, and president obama's inauguration. >> the experience is beyond my ability to put into words. the camaraderie that they share for each other and the music and this opportunity is the education of a lifetime. >> members of the varsity team cheered the award winning musicians as they headed out this morning, hoping to return on tuesday with yet another accolade to share. ♪ >> sunday the group attends an award banquet hopefully grabbing another award. he will go sightseeing on monday. they will be back to reality on tuesday. >> such an accomplished group of young musicians. wgn will have complete live coverage on monday and we invite you to join us for expert analysis and reports. they will be live in washington d.c.. it all starts at 9:00 a.m.. also streaming live wgntv.com. the first lady will handle -- the first lady's staff will handle most of the tweets. a nice beautiful look. coming up next, lance armstrong's doping admission to oprah. >> the situation is one big lie. i repeated a lot of times. >> the reaction to his confession after years of denial. >> and mo
., historic sites, and president obama's inauguration. >> the experience is beyond my ability to put into words. the camaraderie that they share for each other and the music and this opportunity is the education of a lifetime. >> members of the varsity team cheered the award winning musicians as they headed out this morning, hoping to return on tuesday with yet another accolade to share. ♪ >> sunday the group attends an award banquet hopefully grabbing another award. he will...
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. >> president obama and mrs. obama spent a night out in georgetown to celebrate her 49th birthday today. they dined with friends at cafe milano and just arrived back at the white house. she constituent a tweet thanking everyone from her birthday wishes. she's also debuting a new hair style for her birthday. the white house released this photo showing her new bangs. >> no snow hat required tonight. >> no, no. she looks good. >> no. >> ewith thought we would be -- or we hoped we would be -- >> even last night, we're talking about this. and i was thinking d.c., nothing to worry about, no snow. but i hoped we would see some snow. i would love to see a little bit. even some flakes coming down. but i thought for sure areas south of fredericksburg and southern maryland would be having snow right now. it just did not come together at all. take a look. we'll show you how this came out. right now, we're looking at plenty of cloud cover across the region. and actually a fairly mild night. temperatures stayed well above wher
. >> president obama and mrs. obama spent a night out in georgetown to celebrate her 49th birthday today. they dined with friends at cafe milano and just arrived back at the white house. she constituent a tweet thanking everyone from her birthday wishes. she's also debuting a new hair style for her birthday. the white house released this photo showing her new bangs. >> no snow hat required tonight. >> no, no. she looks good. >> no. >> ewith thought we would be --...
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>> barack obama is officially sworn in as u.s. president for a second term. >> he took the oath of office at a small ceremony in the white house. preparations are on the way for a larger ceremony on monday. you are watching al-jazeera live from london. more details emerge from the algerian hostage crisis. five kidnappers have been captured alive. french forces in mali launch more attacks on the rebel stronghold. british children learn about forced marriage as the british government or as to ban the practice. barack obama has officially begun his second term. they're putting the issue touches to a more elaborate inauguration on monday. he's the 17th u.s. president to serve a second term in office. he took the oath of office a small ceremony earlier. >> i greater thanbarack hussein obama do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of the united states and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. >> our white house correspondent takes a look ahead at what lies
>> barack obama is officially sworn in as u.s. president for a second term. >> he took the oath of office at a small ceremony in the white house. preparations are on the way for a larger ceremony on monday. you are watching al-jazeera live from london. more details emerge from the algerian hostage crisis. five kidnappers have been captured alive. french forces in mali launch more attacks on the rebel stronghold. british children learn about forced marriage as the british government...
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this is president obama's second term agenda. eric bolling on the way in, do you think he's happy about taxes and a free pass for hollywood? i don't think so. . >> the women, the children. >> dad, you gave me your word. you're getting out of that business. >> that ain't gonna happen. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. >> headline of the day in fot not the day, the week, the year. they're not done taxing the rich. oh, no, senate democrats pushing for a raft of new taxes on businesses and corporations overseas and yes, on oil and gas companies, too. eric bolling is here the co-house of "the five" on the fox news channel. welcome back. >> thank you, sir. stuart: i got
this is president obama's second term agenda. eric bolling on the way in, do you think he's happy about taxes and a free pass for hollywood? i don't think so. . >> the women, the children. >> dad, you gave me your word. you're getting out of that business. >> that ain't gonna happen. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in...
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. >> reporter: the obama administration says it's in contact with algerian authorities. but says it's been difficult to get accurate information. tara mergener for cbs news, the state department. >> the hostages homelands are angry with algeria for having launched the rescue raid without advance consultation. >>> well, an accident caused a traffic nightmare in columbia, maryland this morning. a car rammed a tractor-trailer that was parked on the side of i-95. rescue crews got the trapped driver out and rushed him to the baltimore shock trauma. the northbound lanes of i-95 were closed for several hours but traffic is moving this afternoon in that area. >>> maryland lawmakers are working to change a controversial court ruling on pit bulls. last year, maryland's highest court labeled pit bulls as inherently dangerous. the ruling made it extremely difficult for owners to defend themselves in court over dog bite accusations. lawmakers are working on legislation which would give pit bull owners the same legal standing as owners of all other breeds. >>> health officials in mont
. >> reporter: the obama administration says it's in contact with algerian authorities. but says it's been difficult to get accurate information. tara mergener for cbs news, the state department. >> the hostages homelands are angry with algeria for having launched the rescue raid without advance consultation. >>> well, an accident caused a traffic nightmare in columbia, maryland this morning. a car rammed a tractor-trailer that was parked on the side of i-95. rescue crews...
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. >>> president obama's reelection campaign is launching a new nonprofit group to support his second term agenda. the new group organizing for action will be officially announced today. the group is looking to take the energy from the president's reelection campaign and turn it into support for his legislative priority. first they will push congress for tighter gun control. >>> scalpers looking to profit from their inauguration tickets will be blocked from using craigs list and e-bay. they have agree odd re-- have agreed to remove listings. according to the committee some scalpers posted tickets asking for thousands of dollars. some 250,000 tickets were given out for free to the public from congressional offices. ktvu will have live coverage beginning sunday morning. ken and torrey campbell will be there in washington, d.c. so you can look for their live report starting on mornings on 2. >>> 4:38 is the time right now. new concerns about the flu after the bay area's first death. the event that is mourning that could help you protect yourself. >>> and a new twist in the manti teo scan
. >>> president obama's reelection campaign is launching a new nonprofit group to support his second term agenda. the new group organizing for action will be officially announced today. the group is looking to take the energy from the president's reelection campaign and turn it into support for his legislative priority. first they will push congress for tighter gun control. >>> scalpers looking to profit from their inauguration tickets will be blocked from using craigs list...
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so it is kind of obama's fault. of course, the simpler explanation is not that obama planned all this. but the reason they have been taking moderate positions they have taken for years now, those just may be the positions. if the republican party can't agree to them or come up with popular ideas of their own, the problem may be within the republican party, not at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. barack obama is the president of the united states. he is a very powerful man, responsible for many things. but he is not why most republicans have taken a pledge, saying they will never raise a dollar in taxes no matter what the budget deficit looks like. he is not why they decided to put the whole u.s. economy at risk if they don't get their way on spending cuts. he is not why the white house partnered with gun legislation, no matter how small, is tantamount to taking away guns, he is not why extreme movements like extreme ideas like going back to a gold standard in the middle of an economic crisis have taken root on the right. t
so it is kind of obama's fault. of course, the simpler explanation is not that obama planned all this. but the reason they have been taking moderate positions they have taken for years now, those just may be the positions. if the republican party can't agree to them or come up with popular ideas of their own, the problem may be within the republican party, not at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. barack obama is the president of the united states. he is a very powerful man, responsible for many things....
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right now on "andrea mitchell reports," a month and two days after the newtown massacre, president obama proposes sweeping new measures to control gun violence. >> ask them what's more important, doing whatever it takes to get a "a" grade from the gun lobby that funds their campaigns, or giving parents some peace of mind when they drop their child off for first grade? >> over the line, the nra web video targeting the president's daughters. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their school? >> what's wrong with these people? you have children that had no say in the decision on whether their father is going to step forward to be president of the united states, what the nra once was, it no longer is. this extremism is so frightening. >> msnbc's joe scarborough will be with me in a few moments to say more about the nra tactics, as well as his thoughts on the future of the republican party. >>> and the gun fighters, inside "time" magazine's special report on gu
right now on "andrea mitchell reports," a month and two days after the newtown massacre, president obama proposes sweeping new measures to control gun violence. >> ask them what's more important, doing whatever it takes to get a "a" grade from the gun lobby that funds their campaigns, or giving parents some peace of mind when they drop their child off for first grade? >> over the line, the nra web video targeting the president's daughters. >> are the...
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president obama made history when he made reelection. he was the first president that had fewer popular votes and fewer votes in the electoral college. this is likely to be more subdued out of deference to the economy and national challenges faced by the u.s.a. and the new president there are metrics to show. four years ago there was about 2 million people that showed up. this time around, experts are predicting somewhere between 600,000 to 800,000 so it could be a third of the crowd four years ago. in addition these are not expensive activities trick when you consider he has taken the oath of office and in his second term but they will do in ceremony. last time around it cost $53 million and obama administration raised that money. a lot of money but that was pretty significant amount of cash. this time around, in order to raise something close to it. they changed the rules. no more limitation to private donors, they are using corporate money something that barack obama disdained but that is something he would like to steer clear of. $50
president obama made history when he made reelection. he was the first president that had fewer popular votes and fewer votes in the electoral college. this is likely to be more subdued out of deference to the economy and national challenges faced by the u.s.a. and the new president there are metrics to show. four years ago there was about 2 million people that showed up. this time around, experts are predicting somewhere between 600,000 to 800,000 so it could be a third of the crowd four years...
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obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes. but, he's just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security. protection for their kids, and gun free zones for ours. >> all right. the white house called the ad repugnant and cowardly. i think they are right. can i say something about this partisan back and forth. we have just come out of a heinous mass murder atrocity which is of course a complete national tragedy. all right. is it possible, just once that the republicans and the nra and democrats and the president can stop this cheap unseemly squabbling just once? may we have a civilized conversation about what this nation can do to avoid another horrible sandy hook? all i want, all i want is a civil conversation. there's a lot of very complex pieces here and they need the best minds to figure this out. i just want the squabbling to stop. this is worst than the fiscal squabbling and the debt ceiling. you know why? the stakes are higher. we're talking human lives. those little baby angels. let's try in their me
obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes. but, he's just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security. protection for their kids, and gun free zones for ours. >> all right. the white house called the ad repugnant and cowardly. i think they are right. can i say something about this partisan back and forth. we have just come out of a heinous mass murder atrocity which is of course a complete national tragedy. all right. is it possible, just once that...
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president obama's ruling that out. tracy: we don't see him moving to center at all on any of this, so what does this mean? missy kuester, all that stuff coming up, we're kind of sol at this point. >> i think we will hear more name-calling from the president as he has done in the past, thinking the only people who are called names are people on his side which is not true. i reminded him franklin roosevelt's term. they did not dwell on it, but come up with that was the time of sluggish growth when the government was tilting toward private sector unions. at a time when you had a significant recession and weak government, heavy regulations, higher taxes, what got us out of that economic doldrums is something called world war ii. we are in the economic doldrums again, very sluggish growth that has not been president in america since that time. we don't want a world war ii in our hands and none seems to be on offer. i am not sure how we get out of this. the younger generation of americans, the majority of whom support presid
president obama's ruling that out. tracy: we don't see him moving to center at all on any of this, so what does this mean? missy kuester, all that stuff coming up, we're kind of sol at this point. >> i think we will hear more name-calling from the president as he has done in the past, thinking the only people who are called names are people on his side which is not true. i reminded him franklin roosevelt's term. they did not dwell on it, but come up with that was the time of sluggish...
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then part two, an obama patented social immediate y'all campaign including twitter outreach and a new page on the white house website titles now is the time. part three convincing lawmakers on the hill. that's probably the toughest part. the biggest challenge by far with the right already signaling an uphill climb at the capital. >> the emphasis for all of this is the shootingcapital. this is stuff they have always wanted to do and now this has created the political climate to pursuit it. >> you have to convince the congress that this is the right thing to do. you can't force them to do it. you shouldn't force them to do it. it's democracy and you can make good arguments. >> adding bilt to the read beat rhetoric from the right t national rifle association, the nra ramping up its fight and defending its new ad featuring the president's daughters. >> it wasn't about the president's daughters, what it is about is the fact that this whole debate is how to keep children safe. we believe that every parent ought to be able to be comfortable knowing that their children are safe and if that re
then part two, an obama patented social immediate y'all campaign including twitter outreach and a new page on the white house website titles now is the time. part three convincing lawmakers on the hill. that's probably the toughest part. the biggest challenge by far with the right already signaling an uphill climb at the capital. >> the emphasis for all of this is the shootingcapital. this is stuff they have always wanted to do and now this has created the political climate to pursuit it....
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i want to play what president obama said regarding what lois pointed on. this movement from the people that we may see. >> ask your member of congress if they support universal background checks to keep guns out of the wrong hands. ask them if they support renewing a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines f. they say no, ask them why not. ask them what's more important. doing whatever it takes to get an a grade from the gun lobby that funds their campaigns or giving parents some peace of mind when they drop their child off for first grade. >> you have the president saying ask some of the members of congress. today we have a laundry list of representatives who would say no as the president posed a ban on assault weapons. no to a ban on the high capacity magazine clips. if you ask why, they would say it's our second amendment right to own these things. those are the solid answers we have to that question the president posed. >> the white house knew that before the president stood up with president biden and they could have decided to go short ins
i want to play what president obama said regarding what lois pointed on. this movement from the people that we may see. >> ask your member of congress if they support universal background checks to keep guns out of the wrong hands. ask them if they support renewing a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines f. they say no, ask them why not. ask them what's more important. doing whatever it takes to get an a grade from the gun lobby that funds their campaigns or giving parents...
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and this is been true in many government programs, not just obama's stimulus, but obama through the stimulus really ramped up the degree of the government handing out money to green energy. gerri: france, spain, japan, italy, you name it, are cut money when all over the planet. here's the thing that is really frustrating. permanent and temporary jobs created, just a thousand. the average cost, $1 million if you do the math. none of this makes sense. our taxpayer dollars are being wasted yet again. gerri: and the fact is that the people making money off of this often are the people, the lobbyists to live -- line up the subsidies and make sure that congress creates them and then their clients get them. sometimes the investors in these three energy companies to make lots of money get the subsidies, pocket it, and then bail. the idea of long-term job creation is not necessary for the lobbyists and some of these early investors to make their profit. gerri: here is a look at what the administration says when you attack them on what we're talking about right here. book. the subsidiaries of foreign
and this is been true in many government programs, not just obama's stimulus, but obama through the stimulus really ramped up the degree of the government handing out money to green energy. gerri: france, spain, japan, italy, you name it, are cut money when all over the planet. here's the thing that is really frustrating. permanent and temporary jobs created, just a thousand. the average cost, $1 million if you do the math. none of this makes sense. our taxpayer dollars are being wasted yet...
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president obama sworn in on sunday, and then on monday president obama was swore in it was botched and he was sworn northwestin the next day and he will be sworn in on sunday because his term runs out before the official day. barack obama will be the first president to be sworn in four times since what president? >> franklin roosevelt. >> all right. wins the prize? >> let me give you this. how about this? he is the first president, first democratic president since franklin roosevelt to be elected with more than 50% twice. he is also the first president since dwight eisenhower to be elected twice with more than 51%. >> there you go? >> ranken was above. a mandate. >> a second term. will we see any difference in his second term? what's the second term going to look like? i know you are talking about that with some folks in columbia? >> i will be up at the university of district of columbia with a great event organized by progressive democrats of america, national nurses united, communication workers, a lot of unions bringing together all sorts of folks. keith ellison will be there as wel
president obama sworn in on sunday, and then on monday president obama was swore in it was botched and he was sworn northwestin the next day and he will be sworn in on sunday because his term runs out before the official day. barack obama will be the first president to be sworn in four times since what president? >> franklin roosevelt. >> all right. wins the prize? >> let me give you this. how about this? he is the first president, first democratic president since franklin...
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boehner versus obama, boehner versus obama. the speaker is always going to be at a lesser hand against the president for various reasons, and what he's basically said is, okay, let's let the senate do its thing and we'll consider it. they've become the senate in the usual case of they are the cooling saucer for legislation. everything is going to go to them as a final stage. i think that's tactically smart. >> in terms of long-term implications for the republican party, everybody's been saying after the election, maybe they can get it together, circle the wagons, come up with a new position, new policies. >> this gives them more time to work on this. i don't have any ideas for them on that, i got to tell you. good luck. >> luke, how much -- i mean, we played that sound from rush limbaugh, rush limbaugh is the mayor of planet crazy, but at the same time, he does speak for -- you know this, house caucus, there are people, yesterday mo brooks plans to oppose this, he has a serious problem on his hands. to what degree are they goin
boehner versus obama, boehner versus obama. the speaker is always going to be at a lesser hand against the president for various reasons, and what he's basically said is, okay, let's let the senate do its thing and we'll consider it. they've become the senate in the usual case of they are the cooling saucer for legislation. everything is going to go to them as a final stage. i think that's tactically smart. >> in terms of long-term implications for the republican party, everybody's been...
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none of it has been enough to bring in the bucks like the first inauguration of president barack obama. >> people were through throwing their credit cards earlier than this time. >> hotels took a gamble. >> we had the access washington package. >> we had a package over the ultimate suite. >> the high-priced packages over the long inauguration weekend. >> it was $100,000. >> this was $2.7 million. >> inaugural tea cards, a butler with colognes worn by past presidents. but your own inaugural ball? >> unfortunately we did not sell it. >> we changed our strategy a little bit. >> most of them have. they are selling $40,000 suites. >> it with s a response to the this year's inauguration compared to last time. >> unlike last time, not one of them is sold out. so at the last minute hotels are trying to sell out, breaking down these large packages into more bite-size pieces. >> all right thank you. doug has a >> former new orleans mayor is indicted on several charges, he's facing charges of money laundering among others. two of his assist apts have already made guilty. he was mayor in 2002. we
none of it has been enough to bring in the bucks like the first inauguration of president barack obama. >> people were through throwing their credit cards earlier than this time. >> hotels took a gamble. >> we had the access washington package. >> we had a package over the ultimate suite. >> the high-priced packages over the long inauguration weekend. >> it was $100,000. >> this was $2.7 million. >> inaugural tea cards, a butler with colognes worn...
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first lady michelle obama will be sporting a brand-new look. nbc's kristin welker has the scoop from the white house. >> the first lady hit the town thursday night to celebrate her 49th birthday and her new do. earlier she took to twister to showcase the sleek new look. and the buzz over her bangs was immediate. "people" tweeted -- goods who is turning 49 with bangs? yeah, b-day girt a fab new cut. "vanity fair" also weighed in remarking there's no other way to put this -- got bangs. michelle obama made her mark as a fashion risktaker, doning a white chiffon ground and j. crew gloves during her husband's swearing in, saids the expectations exceedingly high this time around. >> every time she walks through the door of the white house into the public, she knows all eyes are on her. >> the first lady's office is mum about what michelle obama will be wearing next monday, but one day is certainty, he choice could be big money for the lucky designer. >> it's almost like holding a lottery ticket, when she wears a garment. the stock price can rise. und
first lady michelle obama will be sporting a brand-new look. nbc's kristin welker has the scoop from the white house. >> the first lady hit the town thursday night to celebrate her 49th birthday and her new do. earlier she took to twister to showcase the sleek new look. and the buzz over her bangs was immediate. "people" tweeted -- goods who is turning 49 with bangs? yeah, b-day girt a fab new cut. "vanity fair" also weighed in remarking there's no other way to put...
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and sasha obama. [applause] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the first lady, mrs. laura bush. >> [crowd chanting "obama"] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, mrs. michelle obama and dr. jill i didnbiden. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, the honorable george walker bush. with senator mitch mcconnell, house republican leader representative john boehner, and secretary for the minority, david chapa. ♪ >> has deputy sergeant at arms, senator harry reid, house majority leader. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president elect of the united states, joseph r aydin junior -- r. biden junior. [crowd chanting "obama!"] >> ladies and gentlemen, accompanying the president- elect, the committee for inaugural ceremonies, the senate sergeant at arms, gainer, wilson living good, chairman of the joint congressional committee on inaugural sermon -- the ramones, diane feinstein. house majority leader, house republican leader, john boehner. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president-elect of t
and sasha obama. [applause] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the first lady, mrs. laura bush. >> [crowd chanting "obama"] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, mrs. michelle obama and dr. jill i didnbiden. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, the honorable george walker bush. with senator mitch mcconnell, house republican leader representative john boehner, and secretary for the minority, david chapa. ♪ >> has deputy sergeant at arms,...
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. >> and we have a look at final for president obama's inauguration, and the forecast. >> after days of clouds and rain r south, some snow to ou brighter weekend lies ahead. and that's good news. good morning, washington. i am cynne simpson. i am scott thuman. it's great to have you along as this week. where's jacqui jeras? the meteorologist? >> the one who predicted snow yesterday, she's not here. it was cold. we were hoping for snow. knew it would be a close call. the edge. just stays to our south and east. satellitethe and radar picture. look at the circulation, you can pick it up in georgia the carolinas and how it to the east, so it never quite got here. we did miss out on some of that snow that some of us were forward to. is in the wake of things will clear out. friday, the first appearance of the sun this week. 38 degrees this morning at dullesnational, 36 in winchester, 36 in fredericksburg. today, we will move into the dayr 30's throughout the vihn 40's expected by the weekend. details on that in a few minutes. first, from the belfort furniture weather center, it's friday, h
. >> and we have a look at final for president obama's inauguration, and the forecast. >> after days of clouds and rain r south, some snow to ou brighter weekend lies ahead. and that's good news. good morning, washington. i am cynne simpson. i am scott thuman. it's great to have you along as this week. where's jacqui jeras? the meteorologist? >> the one who predicted snow yesterday, she's not here. it was cold. we were hoping for snow. knew it would be a close call. the edge....
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. >> a new term begins for president barack obama officially sworn in. big crowds already descending on the national mall for the build yn hupp to tomorrow's public ceremony and parade. good evening. i'm jim rosenfield. it's been a busy day in and around washington. rehearsals on the inauguration stage and parade preparations leading to gridlock downtown. more streets will be closed tomorrow, but crews blocked off pennsylvania avenue this morning to get ready for the inaugural parade. vice president joe biden took his official oath of office from supreme court justice sonia sotomayor at the naval observatory. soon after that he and the president laid a wreath at arlington national cemetery, and then at noon in the white house president obama received the official oath of office from chief justice john roberts, which the constitution requires on january 20th. we have team coverage of this inauguration sunday. darcy spencer is downtown where metro has seen double the typical sunday ridership. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell tracking the inauguration
. >> a new term begins for president barack obama officially sworn in. big crowds already descending on the national mall for the build yn hupp to tomorrow's public ceremony and parade. good evening. i'm jim rosenfield. it's been a busy day in and around washington. rehearsals on the inauguration stage and parade preparations leading to gridlock downtown. more streets will be closed tomorrow, but crews blocked off pennsylvania avenue this morning to get ready for the inaugural parade....
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senator barack obama, march 16, 2006. >> it is not good for obama. he waslso knew tt his te wou not make difference. >> come on. he said what he said pier do not cover for him. >> people do different things at different times. >> there is a deeply depressing column by david brooks in "the new york times" that says the era of the grand bargain, as he calls it, is over. there was a feeling over the past couple of years that both sides would cut taxes and raise entitlements and get a grand bargain. that seemed to be a lost opportunity. obama seems to be moving away from it, congress may have squabbled over the debt ceiling, but they are not going to deal with the essential problem in a meaningful way. >> i am reading a book on lbj. jack kennedy was having the same problem with congress. everything was being sidetracked, they were not going anywhere. >> that is true. i would say this, as far as what senator obama said in 2006, consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. if there was a different attitude. we have raised the debt ceiling 70-plus times. th
senator barack obama, march 16, 2006. >> it is not good for obama. he waslso knew tt his te wou not make difference. >> come on. he said what he said pier do not cover for him. >> people do different things at different times. >> there is a deeply depressing column by david brooks in "the new york times" that says the era of the grand bargain, as he calls it, is over. there was a feeling over the past couple of years that both sides would cut taxes and raise...
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president obama pulled the trig or tough new gun registration. is it on target or a misfire with the republican-led congress? >> i see another debt limit fiasco in our future. but we just had to put them in the guest spot. >> 179. 179. that's how many republicans voted against the sandy aid bill. 179! >> how many? we learn something new today about the white house.gov petitions. if you sign it, they will change the rules. >> all that and a cycle first. without a teleprompter. >> what! >> per a straight shooter. president obama made a decisive push for the most ambitious gun law overall this country has seen since the late 1960s. >> i will sit at that disk and sign a directive with law enforcement and schools and mental health professionals and the mental health community some of the tools they need to reduce gun violence. as they are important, they are in no way a substitute for the action of congress. it is time for a universal background check for anyone trying to buy a gun. congress should restore a gun on military-style weapons and a 10-roun
president obama pulled the trig or tough new gun registration. is it on target or a misfire with the republican-led congress? >> i see another debt limit fiasco in our future. but we just had to put them in the guest spot. >> 179. 179. that's how many republicans voted against the sandy aid bill. 179! >> how many? we learn something new today about the white house.gov petitions. if you sign it, they will change the rules. >> all that and a cycle first. without a...
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at the height of the economic crisis three years ago, president obama announced a 26 member jobs council as a way to get leaders and great business minds together to fix the jobs crisis. if 21 million americans still unemployed or underemployed, why hasn't this group held an official meeting in more than a year? good question. and for some answers let's bring in our political panel angela mcglowan, and a former chief of staff to joe manchin. it boggles the mind, the president with a jobs council the last year january, 2012. unemployment tad, angela and chris, 8.5% and now fallen to 7.8%, but while it's a good thing it's falling, there are till 21 million unemployed so unemployment has not fallen far enough. the light bulb has to go off. what progress is the job council making when creating more jobs? >> it's not made much progress and are we surprised that the president has not met with his jobs council in one year? this administration has been about political gesture, political manipulation, blame games, but what has really been done? kelly, remember in 2009 he appointed like 32 czar. w
at the height of the economic crisis three years ago, president obama announced a 26 member jobs council as a way to get leaders and great business minds together to fix the jobs crisis. if 21 million americans still unemployed or underemployed, why hasn't this group held an official meeting in more than a year? good question. and for some answers let's bring in our political panel angela mcglowan, and a former chief of staff to joe manchin. it boggles the mind, the president with a jobs...